Prof Richard Nelson

Richard Nelson

Professor of Astronomy and Mathematics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/staff/academics/profiles/rpnelson.html
Centre for Fundamental Physics

Research

Interests

My research is focussed primarily on the theory of planet formation, with particular emphasis on understanding how planets and planetesimals interact with the protoplanetary discs within which they form, and how this interaction affects the formation and global architecture of planetary systems. Broadly speaking my current research may be divided into two different strands. The first consists of detailed studies of the interaction between planets and planetesimals with protoplanetary discs, using state-of-the-art hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic simulations of protoplanetary discs. The second utilises global N-body simulations combined with prescriptions for disc-planet interactions to model the formation of complete planetary systems. The long-term goal of this research is to develop models capable of reproducing in a statistical sense the observations of extrasolar planets.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics

2024

bullet iconBEBOP VI. Enabling the detection of circumbinary planets orbiting double-lined binaries with the DOLBY method of radial–velocity extraction
Sairam L, Baycroft TA, Boisse I, Heidari N, Santerne A, Triaud AHMJ, Coleman GAL, Davis YT, Deleuil M, Hébrard G, Martin DV, Maxted PFL, Nelson RP, Sebastian D, Scutt OJ and Standing MR
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 534 (4), 3999-4017.  
10-10-2024
Relevant PublicationViscous circumbinary protoplanetary discs – I. Structure of the inner cavity
Penzlin ABT, Booth RA, Nelson RP, Schäfer CM and Kley W
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 532 (3), 3166-3179.  
10-07-2024
Relevant PublicationBuoyancy torques prevent low-mass planets from stalling in low-turbulence radiative discs
Ziampras A, Nelson RP and Paardekooper S-J
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 532 (1), 351-362.  
13-06-2024
Relevant PublicationBEBOP V. Homogeneous stellar analysis of potential circumbinary planet hosts
Freckelton AV, Sebastian D, Mortier A, Triaud AHMJ, Maxted PFL, Acuña L, Armstrong DJ, Battley MP, Baycroft TA, Boisse I, Bourrier V, Carmona A, Coleman GAL, Cameron AC, Cortés-Zuleta P, Delfosse X, Dransfield G, Duck A, Forveille T, French JR, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 531 (4), 4085-4098.  
06-06-2024
Relevant PublicationThermal structure of circumbinary discs: Circumbinary planets should be icy, not rocky
Pierens A and Nelson RP
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 686 
01-06-2024
Relevant PublicationMigration of low-mass planets in inviscid discs: the effect of radiation transport on the dynamical corotation torque
Ziampras A, Nelson RP and Paardekooper S-J
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 528 (4), 6130-6140.  
10-02-2024
Relevant PublicationOrbital evolution of close binary systems: Comparing viscous and wind-driven circumbinary disc models
Turpin GA and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
17-01-2024
Relevant PublicationConstraining the formation history of the TOI-1338/BEBOP-1 circumbinary planetary system
Coleman GAL, Nelson RP, Triaud AHMJ and Standing MR
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 527 (1), 414-427.  
01-01-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationMeasuring the numerical viscosity in simulations of protoplanetary disks in Cartesian grids
Joseph J, Ziampras A, Jordan L, Turpin GA and Nelson RP
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 678, a134-a134.  
01-10-2023
Relevant PublicationBuoyancy response of a disc to an embedded planet: a cross-code comparison at high resolution
Ziampras A, Paardekooper S-J and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 525 (4), 5893-5904.  
06-09-2023
Relevant PublicationModeling planet-induced gaps and rings in ALMA disks: The role of in-plane radiative diffusion
Ziampras A, Nelson RP and Rafikov RR
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
03-07-2023
Relevant PublicationRadial-velocity discovery of a second planet in the TOI-1338/BEBOP-1 circumbinary system
Standing MR, Sairam L, Martin DV, Triaud AHMJ, Correia ACM, Coleman GAL, Baycroft TA, Kunovac V, Boisse I, Cameron AC, Dransfield G, Faria JP, Gillon M, Hara NC, Hellier C, Howard J, Lane E, Mardling R, Maxted PFL, Miller NJ, et al.
Nature Astronomy, Springer Science and Business Media Llc 
12-06-2023
Relevant PublicationGlobal N-body simulations of circumbinary planet formation around Kepler-16 and -34 analogues I: Exploring the pebble accretion scenario
Coleman GAL, Nelson RP and Triaud AHMJ
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society 
20-03-2023
Relevant PublicationThree-dimensional evolution of radiative circumbinary discs: The size and shape of the inner cavity
Pierens A and Nelson RP
Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 670, a112-a112.  
15-02-2023
Relevant PublicationHydrodynamic turbulence in disks with embedded planets
Ziampras A, Kley W and Nelson RP
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 670 
01-02-2023
Relevant PublicationGas accretion onto Jupiter mass planets in discs with laminar accretion flows
Nelson RP, Lega E and Morbidelli A
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 670 
01-02-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationHow cooling influences circumbinary discs
Sudarshan P, Penzlin ABT, Ziampras A, Kley W and Nelson RP
Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 664, a157-a157.  
25-08-2022
Relevant PublicationDusty circumbinary discs: inner cavity structures and stopping locations of migrating planets
Coleman GAL, Nelson RP and Triaud AHMJ
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Royal Astronomical Society 
13-04-2022
Relevant PublicationMigration of Jupiter mass planets in discs with laminar accretion flows
Nelson R
Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European Journal, Edp Sciences 
27-01-2022
Relevant PublicationBEBOP III. Observations and an independent mass measurement of Kepler-16 (AB) b -- the first circumbinary planet detected with radial velocities
Nelson R
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
25-01-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationVertical settling of pebbles in turbulent circumbinary discs and the in situ formation of circumbinary planets
Pierens A, Nelson RP and McNally CP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
09-10-2021
Relevant PublicationMass and density of the transiting hot and rocky super-Earth LHS 1478 b (TOI-1640 b)
Nelson R
Astronomy and Astrophysics: a European Journal, Edp Sciences 
28-05-2021
Relevant PublicationNGTS-19b: A high mass transiting brown dwarf in a 17-day eccentric orbit
Acton JS, Goad MR, Burleigh MR, Casewell SL, Breytenbach H, Nielsen LD, Smith G, Anderson DR, Battley MP, Bayliss D, Bouchy F, Bryant EM, Csizmadia S, Eigmüller P, Gill S, Gillen E, Grieves N, Günther MN, Henderson BA, Hodgkin ST, et al.
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society 
22-05-2021
Relevant PublicationIn situ formation of hot Jupiters with companion super-Earths
Poon STS, Nelson RP and Coleman GAL
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society 
21-05-2021
Relevant PublicationMigration of Jupiter-mass planets in low-viscosity discs
Lega E, Nelson RP, Morbidelli A, Kley W, Béthune W, Crida A, Kloster D, Méheut H, Rometsch T and Ziampras A
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 646 
01-02-2021
Relevant PublicationParking planets in circumbinary discs
Penzlin ABT, Kley W and Nelson RP
Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 645, a68-a68.  
13-01-2021
Relevant PublicationAnalysis Of Kepler and TESS Exoplanet Transits Using Python
Bulgarini A and Nelson R
Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC. vol. A7 
01-01-2021

2020

Relevant PublicationOn the origin of the eccentricity dichotomy displayed by compact super-Earths: dynamical heating by cold giants
Poon STS and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 498 (4), 5166-5182.  
10-09-2020
Relevant PublicationGas and Dust Dynamics in Starlight-heated Protoplanetary Disks
Flock M, Turner NJ, Nelson RP, Lyra W, Manger N and Klahr H
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 897 (2) 
01-07-2020
Relevant PublicationA multiplanet system of super-Earths orbiting the brightest red dwarf star GJ 887
Jeffers SV, Dreizler S, Barnes JR, Haswell CA, Nelson RP, Rodríguez E, López-González MJ, Morales N, Luque R, Zechmeister M, Vogt SS, Jenkins JS, Palle E, Berdi ñas ZM, Coleman GAL, Díaz MR, Ribas I, Jones HRA, Butler RP, Tinney CG, et al.
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 368 (6498), 1477-1481.  
25-06-2020
Relevant PublicationHydrodynamical turbulence in eccentric circumbinary discs and its impact on the in situ formation of circumbinary planets
Nelson R, Pierens A and Mcnally CP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
03-06-2020
Relevant PublicationGlobal Hydromagnetic Simulations of Protoplanetary Disks with Stellar Irradiation and Simplified Thermochemistry
Gressel O, Ramsey JP, Brinch C, Nelson RP, Turner NJ and Bruderer S
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 896 (2) 
01-06-2020
Relevant PublicationLow-mass planet migration in three-dimensional wind-driven inviscid discs: a negative corotation torque
McNally CP, Nelson RP, Paardekooper S-J, Benítez-Llambay P and Gressel O
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 493 (3), 4382-4399.  
28-02-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationFormation of compact systems of super-Earths via dynamical instabilities and giant impacts
Poon STS, Nelson RP, Jacobson SA and Morbidelli A
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
28-11-2019
Relevant PublicationPlanet formation and migration near the silicate sublimation front in protoplanetary disks
Flock M, Turner NJ, Mulders GD, Hasegawa Y, Nelson RP and Bitsch B
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 630, A147-A147.  
10-10-2019
Relevant PublicationA giant exoplanet orbiting a very-low-mass star challenges planet formation models
Morales JC, Mustill AJ, Ribas I, Davies MB, Reiners A, Bauer FF, Kossakowski D, Herrero E, Rodríguez E, López-González MJ, Rodríguez-López C, Béjar VJS, González-Cuesta L, Luque R, Pallé E, Perger M, Baroch D, Johansen A, Klahr H, Mordasini C, et al.
Science, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 365 (6460), 1441-1445.  
27-09-2019
Relevant PublicationQuasi-static contraction during runaway gas accretion onto giant planets
Lambrechts M, Lega E, Nelson RP, Crida A and Morbidelli A
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 630 
24-09-2019
Relevant PublicationMultiplanet systems in inviscid discs can avoid forming resonant chains
McNally CP, Nelson RP and Paardekooper S-J
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 489 (1), L17-L21.  
25-07-2019
Relevant PublicationMigrating super-Earths in low viscosity discs: unveiling the roles of feedback, vortices and laminar accretion flows
MCNALLY CP, NELSON RP, Paardekooper SJ and Benitez-Llambay P
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
05-01-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationA candidate super-Earth planet orbiting near the snow line of Barnard’s star
Ribas I, Tuomi M, Reiners A, Butler RP, Morales JC, Perger M, Dreizler S, Rodríguez-López C, González Hernández JI, Rosich A, Feng F, Trifonov T, Vogt SS, Caballero JA, Hatzes A, Herrero E, Jeffers SV, Lafarga M, Murgas F, Nelson RP, et al.
Nature, Springer Nature vol. 563 (7731), 365-368.  
14-11-2018
Relevant PublicationPlanet formation imager: Project update
Monnier JD, Ireland M, Kraus S, Alonso-Herrero A, Bonsor A, Baron F, Bayo A, Berger JP, Boyajian T, Chiavassa A, Ciardi D, Creech-Eakman M, De Wit WJ, Defrère D, Dong R, Duchêne G, Espaillat C, Gallenne A, Gandhi P, Gonzalez JF, et al.
Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation. vol. 10701 
09-07-2018
Relevant PublicationLow mass planet migration in Hall-affected disks
McNally CP, Nelson RP, Paardekooper SJ, Gressel O and Lyra W
ASTRONUM 2017. vol. 1031 (1) 
01-06-2018
Relevant PublicationLow mass planet migration in magnetically torqued dead zones - II. Flow-locked and runaway migration, and a torque prescription
MCNALLY CP, NELSON RP and Paardekooper S-J
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
14-04-2018
Relevant PublicationOrbital alignment of circumbinary planets that form in misaligned circumbinary discs: the case of Kepler-413b
NELSON RP and PIERENS A
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) 
26-03-2018
Relevant PublicationPlanetary Migration in Protoplanetary Disks
NELSON RP
Handbook of Exoplanets, Springer, 1-32. Editors: Deeg HJ and Belmonte JA. 
05-03-2018
Relevant PublicationPlanetary Migration in Protoplanetary Disks
Nelson RP
In Handbook of Exoplanets, Springer Nature 2287-2317.  
01-01-2018

2017

Relevant PublicationRadiation Hydrodynamical Turbulence in Protoplanetary Disks: Numerical Models and Observational Constraints
Flock M, NELSON RP, Turner NJ, Bertrang GH-M, Carrasco-Gonzalez C, Henning T, Lyra W and Teague R
Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 850 (2), 131-144.  
27-11-2017
Relevant PublicationLow mass planet migration in magnetically torqued dead zones – I. Static migration torque
McNally CP, Nelson RP, Paardekooper SJ, Gressel O and Lyra W
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 472 (2), 1565-1575.  
18-08-2017
Relevant PublicationIn situ accretion of gaseous envelopes on to planetary cores embedded in evolving protoplanetary discs
Coleman GAL, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 470 (3), 3206-3219.  
26-05-2017
Relevant PublicationThe role of disc self-gravity in circumbinary planet systems – II. Planet evolution
Mutter MM, Pierens A and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 469 (4), 4504-4522.  
09-05-2017
Relevant PublicationExploring plausible formation scenarios for the planet candidate orbiting Proxima Centauri
Coleman GAL, Nelson RP, Paardekooper SJ, Dreizler S, Giesers B and Anglada-Escudé G
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, stx169-stx169.  
20-01-2017

2016

Relevant PublicationTHE SPIRAL WAVE INSTABILITY INDUCED BY A GIANT PLANET. I. PARTICLE STIRRING IN THE INNER REGIONS OF PROTOPLANETARY DISKS
Bae J, Nelson RP and Hartmann L
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 833 (2) 
13-12-2016
Relevant PublicationThe Role of Disc Self-Gravity in Circumbinary Planet Systems: I. Disc Structure and Evolution
Mutter MM, Pierens A and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 465 (4) 
28-10-2016
Relevant PublicationMisaligned Disks in the Binary Protostar IRS 43
NELSON RP, Brinch C, Jorgensen JK, Hogerheijde MR and Gressel O
Astrophysical Journal Letters, American Astronomical Society vol. 830 (1), 16-21.  
11-10-2016
Relevant PublicationSelf-destructing spiral waves: global simulations of a spiral wave instability in accretion disks
NELSON RP, Bae J, Hartmann L and Richard S
The Astrophysical Journal: An International Review of Astronomy and Astronomical Physics, American Astronomical Society vol. 829 (1) 
14-09-2016
Relevant PublicationA terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri
ANGLADA ESCUDE G, Nelson RP, Coleman G and Paardekooper S
Nature, Nature Publishing Group Editors: Sage L. 
24-08-2016
Relevant PublicationPlanet formation imager: science vision and key requirements
Kraus S, Monnier JD, Ireland MJ, Duchêne G, Espaillat C, Hönig S, Juhasz A, Mordasini C, Olofsson J, Paladini C, Stassun K, Turner N, Vasisht G, Harries TJ, Bate MR, Gonzalez J-F, Matter A, Zhu Z, Panic O, Regaly Z, et al.
Optical and Infrared Interferometry and Imaging V. vol. 9907 
26-07-2016
Relevant PublicationGiant planet formation in radially structured protoplanetary discs
NELSON RP and Coleman GAL
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A 
17-05-2016
Relevant PublicationOn the formation of compact planetary systems via concurrent core accretion and migration
Coleman GAL and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup): Policy P - Oxford Open Option A vol. 457 (3), 2480-2500.  
10-02-2016
Relevant PublicationPlanet filtering at the inner edges of dead zones in protoplanetary disks
Faure J and Nelson RP
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 586 
01-02-2016
Relevant PublicationLinear analysis of the vertical shear instability: outstanding issues and improved solutions
Umurhan OM, Nelson RP and Gressel O
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Edp Sciences vol. 586 
22-01-2016
Relevant PublicationVortex formation in protoplanetary discs induced by the vertical shear instability
Richard S, Nelson RP and Umurhan OM
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 456 (4), 3571-3584.  
14-01-2016

2015

Relevant PublicationErratum: Linear and non-linear evolution of the vertical shear instability in accretion discs
Nelson RP, Gressel O and Umurhan OM
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 456 (1), 239-239.  
14-12-2015
Relevant PublicationThe EChO science case
Tinetti G, Drossart P, Eccleston P, Hartogh P, Isaak K, Linder M, Lovis C, Micela G, Ollivier M, Puig L, Ribas I, Snellen I, Swinyard B, Allard F, Barstow J, Cho J, Coustenis A, Cockell C, Correia A, Decin L, et al.
Experimental Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 40 (2-3), 329-391.  
29-11-2015
Relevant PublicationGLOBAL SIMULATIONS OF PROTOPLANETARY DISKS WITH OHMIC RESISTIVITY AND AMBIPOLAR DIFFUSION
Gressel O, Turner NJ, Nelson RP and McNally CP
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 801 (2) 
05-03-2015

2014

Relevant PublicationPlanet-Disk Interactions and Early Evolution of Planetary Systems
Baruteau C, Crida A, PAARDEKOOPER S, Masset F, Guilet J, Bitsch B, Nelson R, Kley W and Papaloizou J
In Protostars and Planets Vi, University of Arizona Press 667-689. Editors: Beuther H, Klessen R, Dullemond C and Henning T. 
30-12-2014
Relevant PublicationACCRETION OUTBURSTS IN SELF-GRAVITATING PROTOPLANETARY DISKS
Bae J, Hartmann L, Zhu Z and Nelson RP
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 795 (1) 
14-10-2014
Relevant PublicationOn the formation of planetary systems via oligarchic growth in thermally evolving viscous discs
Coleman GAL and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 445 (1), 479-499.  
29-09-2014
Relevant PublicationThe PLATO 2.0 mission
Rauer H, Catala C, Aerts C, Appourchaux T, Benz W, Brandeker A, Christensen-Dalsgaard J, Deleuil M, Gizon L, Goupil M-J, Güdel M, Janot-Pacheco E, Mas-Hesse M, Pagano I, Piotto G, Pollacco D, Santos Ċ, Smith A, Suárez J-C, Szabó R, et al.
Experimental Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 38 (1-2), 249-330.  
04-09-2014
Relevant PublicationThe role of planetary formation and evolution in shaping the composition of exoplanetary atmospheres
Turrini D, Nelson RP and Barbieri M
Experimental Astronomy, Springer Nature vol. 40 (2-3), 501-522.  
31-07-2014
Relevant PublicationPlanetary system formation in thermally evolving viscous protoplanetary discs.
Nelson RP, Hellary P, Fendyke SM and Coleman G
Philos Trans a Math Phys Eng Sci vol. 372 (2014) 
28-04-2014
Relevant PublicationOn the corotation torque for low-mass eccentric planets
Fendyke SM and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 437 (1), 96-107.  
01-01-2014

2013

Relevant PublicationLinear and non-linear evolution of the vertical shear instability in accretion discs
Nelson RP, Gressel O and Umurhan OM
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford Journals vol. 435, 2610-2632.  
01-11-2013
Relevant PublicationPossible scenarios for eccentricity evolution in the extrasolar planetary system HD 181433
Campanella G, Nelson RP and Agnor CB
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 433 (4), 3190-3207.  
01-01-2013
Relevant PublicationMigration and gas accretion scenarios for the Kepler 16, 34, and 35 circumbinary planets
Pierens A and Nelson RP
Astronomy & Astrophysics vol. 556 
01-01-2013
Relevant PublicationGLOBAL HYDROMAGNETIC SIMULATIONS OF A PLANET EMBEDDED IN A DEAD ZONE: GAP OPENING, GAS ACCRETION, AND FORMATION OF A PROTOPLANETARY JET
Gressel O, Nelson RP, Turner NJ and Ziegler U
Astrophysical Journal vol. 779 (1) 
01-01-2013
Relevant PublicationBreathing Life Into Dead-Zones
Umurhan OM, Nelson RP and Gressel O
EPJ Web of Conferences. vol. 46 
01-01-2013

2012

Relevant PublicationDead zones as safe havens for planetesimals: influence of disc mass and external magnetic field
Gressel O, Nelson RP and Turner NJ
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 422 (2), 1140-1159.  
01-05-2012
Relevant PublicationGlobal models of planetary system formation in radiatively-inefficient protoplanetary discs
Hellary P and Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society vol. 419 (4), 2737-2757.  
01-01-2012
Relevant PublicationCHALLENGES IN FORMING PLANETS BY GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITY: DISK IRRADIATION AND CLUMP MIGRATION, ACCRETION, AND TIDAL DESTRUCTION
Zhu Z, Hartmann L, Nelson RP and Gammie CF
Astrophysical Journal vol. 746 (1) 
01-01-2012
Relevant PublicationDUST FILTRATION BY PLANET-INDUCED GAP EDGES: IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL DISKS
Zhu Z, Nelson RP, Dong R, Espaillat C and Hartmann L
Astrophysical Journal vol. 755 (1) 
01-01-2012
Relevant PublicationPlanet-Disk Interaction and Orbital Evolution
Kley W and Nelson RP
Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol 50 vol. 50, 211-249.  
01-01-2012
Relevant PublicationEChO
Tinetti G, Beaulieu JP, Henning T, Meyer M, Micela G, Ribas I, Stam D, Swain M, Krause O, Ollivier M, Pace E, Swinyard B, Aylward A, van Boekel R, Coradini A, Encrenaz T, Snellen I, Zapatero-Osorio MR, Bouwman J, Cho JY-K, et al.
Experimental Astronomy vol. 34 (2), 311-353.  
01-01-2012

2011

Relevant PublicationCorotation torques experienced by planets embedded in weakly magnetized turbulent discs
Baruteau C, Fromang S, Nelson RP and Masset F
Astron Astrophys vol. 533 
01-09-2011
Relevant PublicationOn the dynamics of planetesimals embedded in turbulent protoplanetary discs with dead zones
Gressel O, Nelson RP and Turner NJ
Mon Not R Astron Soc, Wiley Online vol. 415 (4), 3291-3307.  
01-08-2011
Relevant PublicationOn the dynamics and collisional growth of planetesimals in misaligned binary systems
Fragner MM, Nelson RP and Kley W
Astron Astrophys vol. 528 
01-04-2011
Relevant PublicationTRANSITIONAL AND PRE-TRANSITIONAL DISKS: GAP OPENING BY MULTIPLE PLANETS?
Zhu ZH, Nelson RP, Hartmann L, Espaillat C and Calvet N
Astrophys J vol. 729 (1) 
01-03-2011
Relevant PublicationNumerical Simulations of Disc-Planet Interactions
Nelson RP and Paardekooper SJ
Adv Sci Lett vol. 4 (2), 244-257.  
01-02-2011
Relevant PublicationPlanetesimal dynamics in hydromagnetic turbulence
Gressel O, Nelson RP and Turner NJ
ASTROPHYSICS OF PLANETARY SYSTEMS: FORMATION, STRUCTURE, AND DYNAMICAL EVOLUTION. (276), 424-425.  
01-01-2011
Relevant PublicationThe science of EChO
Tinetti G, Cho JYK, Griffith CA, Grasset O, Grenfell L, Guillot T, Koskinen TT, Moses JI, Pinfield D, Tennyson J, Tessenyi M, Wordsworth R, Aylward A, van Boekel R, Coradini A, Encrenaz T, Snellen I, Zapatero-Osorio MR, Bouwman J, du Foresto VC, et al.
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. vol. 6, 359-370.  
01-01-2011

2010

Relevant PublicationOn the dynamics of planetesimals embedded in turbulent protoplanetary discs
Nelson RP and Gressel O
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 409 (2), 639-661.  
01-12-2010
Relevant PublicationOn the growth and orbital evolution of giant planets in layered protoplanetary disks
Pierens A and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 520 
01-09-2010
Relevant PublicationAN INVESTIGATION OF THE TYPE M MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF IC59: A NEW MODEL FOR BRIGHT RIM CLOUDS?
Miao JQ, Sugitani K, White GJ and Nelson RP
Astrophys J vol. 717 (2), 658-665.  
10-07-2010
Relevant PublicationEvolution of warped and twisted accretion discs in close binary systems
Fragner MM and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 511 
01-02-2010
Relevant PublicationOn the formation of hot Neptunes and super-Earths
McNeil DS and Nelson RP
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 401 (3), 1691-1708.  
21-01-2010
Relevant PublicationEarly Evolution of Planets in Binaries: Planet–Disk Interaction
Kley W and Nelson RP
In Planets in Binary Star Systems, Springer Nature 135-164.  
01-01-2010

2009

Relevant PublicationGiant planet formation in stellar clusters: the effects of stellar fly-bys
Fragner MM and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 505 (2), 873-889.  
01-10-2009
Relevant PublicationTerrestrial planet formation in low-eccentricity warm-Jupiter systems
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 498 (2), 575-589.  
01-05-2009
Relevant PublicationGlobal MHD simulations of stratified and turbulent protoplanetary discs II. Dust settling
Fromang S and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 496 (3), 597-608.  
01-03-2009
Relevant PublicationAN INVESTIGATION ON THE MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF BRIGHT-RIMMED CLOUDS
Miao JQ, White GJ, Thompson MA and Nelson RP
Astrophys J vol. 692 (1), 382-401.  
10-02-2009
Relevant PublicationNew methods for large dynamic range problems in planetary formation
McNeil DS and Nelson RP
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 392 (2), 537-552.  
11-01-2009
Relevant PublicationOn the growth and stability of Trojan planets
Cresswell P and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 493 (3), 1141-1147.  
01-01-2009

2008

Relevant PublicationPlanet formation in binary stars: the case of gamma Cephei
Kley W and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 486 (2), 617-628.  
01-08-2008
Relevant PublicationTurbulent transport and its effect on the dead zone in protoplanetary discs
Ilgner M and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 483 (3), 815-830.  
01-06-2008
Relevant PublicationThree-dimensional simulations of multiple protoplanets embedded in a protostellar disc
Cresswell P and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 482 (2), 677-690.  
01-05-2008
Relevant PublicationOn the formation and migration of giant planets in circumbinary discs
Pierens A and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 483 (2), 633-642.  
01-05-2008
Relevant PublicationConstraints on resonant-trapping for two planets embedded in a protoplanetary disc
Pierens A and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 482 (1), 333-340.  
01-04-2008
Relevant PublicationOn the evolution of multiple low mass planets embedded in a circumbinary disc
Pierens A and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 478 (3), 939-949.  
01-02-2008
Relevant PublicationBuilding giant-planet cores at a planet trap
Morbidelli A, Crida A, Masset F and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 478 (3), 929-937.  
01-02-2008
Relevant PublicationCan Terrestrial Planets Form in Hot-Jupiter Systems?
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP
EXTREME SOLAR SYSTEMS. vol. 398, 525-528. Editors: Fischer D, Rasio FA, Thorsett SE and Wolszczan A. 
01-01-2008

2007

Relevant PublicationOn the evolution of eccentric and inclined protoplanets embedded in protoplanetary disks
Cresswell P, Dirksen G, Kley W and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 473 (1), 329-342.  
01-10-2007
Relevant PublicationOn the migration of protoplanets embedded in circumbinary disks
Pierens A and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 472 (3), 993-1001.  
01-09-2007
Relevant PublicationThe effect of type I migration on the formation of terrestrial planets in hot-Jupiter systems
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 472 (3), 1003-1015.  
01-09-2007
Relevant PublicationOn the formation of terrestrial planets in hot-Jupiter systems
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 461 (3), 1195-1208.  
01-01-2007

2006

Relevant PublicationGlobal MHD simulations of stratified and turbulent protoplanetary discs I. Model properties
Fromang S and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 457 (1), 343-358.  
01-10-2006
Relevant PublicationOn the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - III. The effect of X-ray flares on gas-phase chemistry
Ilgner M and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 455 (2), 731-740.  
01-08-2006
Relevant PublicationA comparative study of disc-planet interaction
de Val-Borro M, Edgar RG, Artymowicz P, Ciecielag P, Cresswell P, D'Angelo G, Delgado-Donate EJ, Dirksen G, Fromang S, Gawryszczak A, Klahr H, Kley W, Lyra W, Masset F, Mellema G, Nelson RP, Paardekooper SJ, Peplinski A, Pierens A, Plewa T, et al.
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 370 (2), 529-558.  
01-08-2006
Relevant PublicationTriggered star formation in bright-rimmed clouds: the Eagle nebula revisited
Miao J, White GJ, Nelson R, Thompson M and Morgan L
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 369 (1), 143-155.  
11-06-2006
Relevant PublicationOn the evolution of multiple protoplanets embedded in a protostellar disc
Cresswell P and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 450 (2), 833-853.  
01-05-2006
Relevant PublicationOn the possibility of terrestrial planet formation in hot-Jupiter systems
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP
International Journal of Astrobiology vol. 5 (3), 199-209.  
01-01-2006
Relevant PublicationDisk-planet interactions during planet formation
NELSON RP, Artymowicz P, Kley W, Papazloizou JCB and Masset F
Protostars and Planets V, Hawaii. 
01-01-2006
Relevant PublicationOn the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - I. Comparing different reaction networks
Ilgner M and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 445 (1), 205-U84.  
01-01-2006
Relevant PublicationOn the formation of terrestrial planets in hot-Jupiter systems
NELSON RP and Fogg MJ
Astron. & Astrophys. 
01-01-2006
Relevant PublicationOn the ionisation fraction in protoplanetary disks - II. The effect of turbulent mixing on gas-phase chemistry
Ilgner M and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 445 (1), 223-232.  
01-01-2006

2005

Relevant PublicationOn the orbital evolution of low mass protoplanets in turbulent, magnetised disks
Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 443 (3), 1067-1085.  
01-12-2005
Relevant PublicationOn the accumulation of solid bodies in global turbulent protoplanetary disc models
Fromang S and Nelson RP
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 364 (1), L81-L85.  
21-11-2005
Relevant PublicationNumerical simulations of type I planetary migration in non-turbulent magnetized discs
Fromang S, Terquem C and Nelson RP
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 363 (3), 943-953.  
01-11-2005
Relevant PublicationOligarchic and giant impact growth of terrestrial planets in the presence of gas giant planet migration
Fogg MJ and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 441 (2), 791-806.  
01-10-2005
Relevant PublicationModels of accreting gas giant protoplanets in protostellar disks
Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 433 (1), 247-265.  
01-04-2005
Relevant PublicationDiscs with MHD turbulence and their response to orbiting planets
Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP
Fluid Dynamics and Dynamos in Astrophysics and Geophysics. vol. 12, 29-62. Editors: Soward AM, Jones CA, Hughes DW and Weiss NO. 
01-01-2005

2004

Relevant PublicationThe interaction of giant planets with a disc with MHD turbulence - IV. Migration rates of embedded protoplanets
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 350 (3), 849-864.  
21-05-2004
Relevant PublicationThe interaction of giant planets with a disc with MHD turbulence - III. Flow morphology and conditions for gap formation in local and global simulations
Papaloizou JCB, Nelson RP and Snellgrove MD
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 350 (3), 829-848.  
21-05-2004
Relevant PublicationOn the formation and Evolution of Giant Planets in Close Binary Systems
NELSON RP
Planetary Systems and Planets in Systems. 
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationOrbital eccentricity growth through disc-companion tidal interactions
Nelson RP, Papaloizou JCB and Masset F
PLANETARY SYSTEMS IN THE UNIVERSE OBSERVATION, FORMATION AND EVOLUTION. (202), 226-228. Editors: Penny A, Artymowicz P, Lagrance AM and Russell S. 
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationOrbital migration and disc-planet interactions
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
Extrasolar Planets: Today and Tomorrow. vol. 321, 367-378. Editors: Beaulieu JP, Des Etangs AL and Terquem C. 
01-01-2004
Relevant PublicationOn the eccentricities of the extrasolar planets
Papaloizou JCB, Nelson RP and Terquem C
Extrasolar Planets: Today and Tomorrow. vol. 321, 379-392. Editors: Beaulieu JP, Des Etangs AL and Terquem C. 
01-01-2004

2003

Relevant PublicationOn the evolution of giant protoplanets forming in circumbinary discs
Nelson RP
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 345 (1), 233-242.  
11-10-2003
Relevant PublicationThe interaction of a giant planet with a disc with MHD turbulence - II. The interaction of the planet with the disc
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 339 (4), 993-1005.  
11-03-2003
Relevant PublicationThe interaction of a giant planet with a disc with MHD turbulence - I. The initial turbulent disc models
Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 339 (4), 983-992.  
11-03-2003
Relevant PublicationDisc-planet, planet-planet, and star-planet interactions during planet formation
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
TOWARDS OTHER EARTHS: DARWIN/TPF AND THE SEARCH FOR EXTRASOLAR TERRESTRIAL PLANETS, PROCEEDINGS. vol. 539, 175-186. Editors: Lacoste H. 
01-01-2003

2002

Relevant PublicationPossible commensurabilities among pairs of extrasolar planets
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
Mon Not R Astron Soc vol. 333 (2), L26-L30.  
01-06-2002
Relevant PublicationAn Overview of Induced Star Formation Near the Surfaces of Molecular Clouds
White GJ, Nelson RP, White MH, Fridlund CVM, Liseau R, Miao J and Thompson MA
In The Origins of Stars and Planets: The Vlt View, Springer Nature 231-237.  
01-01-2002

2001

Relevant PublicationOn disc driven inward migration of resonantly coupled planets with application to the system around GJ876
Snellgrove MD, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP
Astron Astrophys vol. 374 (3), 1092-1099.  
01-08-2001
Relevant PublicationDynamical modeling of large scale asymmetries in the beta Pictoris dust disk
Augereau JC, Nelson RP, Lagrange AM, Papaloizou JCB and Mouillet D
Astron Astrophys vol. 370 (2), 447-455.  
01-05-2001
Relevant PublicationExtrasolar planets: A review of current observations and theory
Nelson RP
35-53. Editors: Williams IP and Thomas N. 
01-01-2001
Relevant PublicationOrbital eccentricity growth through disc-companion tidal interaction
Papaloizou JCB, Nelson RP and Masset F
Astron Astrophys vol. 366 (1), 263-275.  
01-01-2001

2000

Relevant PublicationThe migration and growth of protoplanets in protostellar discs
Nelson RP, Papaloizou JCB, Masset F and Kley W
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 318 (1), 18-36.  
11-10-2000
Relevant PublicationHydrodynamic simulations of the Bardeen-Petterson effect
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 315 (3), 570-586.  
01-07-2000
Relevant PublicationDisks, Extrasolar Planets and Migration
Terquem C, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP
Space Science Reviews, Springer Nature vol. 92 (1-2), 323-340.  
01-04-2000
Relevant PublicationThe evolution of giant protoplanets in protostellar disks
Nelson RP, Papaloizou JCB, Masset FS and Kley W
DISKS, PLANETESIMALS, AND PLANETS, PROCEEDINGS. vol. 219, 31-37. Editors: Garzon F, Eiroa C, DeWinter D and Mahoney TJ. 
01-01-2000
Relevant PublicationDisks, Extrasolar Planets and Migration
Terquem C, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP
In From Dust to Terrestrial Planets, Springer Nature 323-340.  
01-01-2000

1999

Relevant PublicationThe Eagle Nebula's fingers - Pointers to the earliest stages of star formation?
White GJ, Nelson RP, Holland WS, Robson EI, Greaves JS, McCaughrean MJ, Pilbratt GL, Balser DS, Oka T, Sakamoto S, Hasegawa T, McCutcheon WH, Matthews HE, Fridlund CVM, Tothill NFH, Huldtgren M and Deane JR
Astronomy and Astrophysics vol. 342 (1), 233-256.  
01-12-1999
Relevant PublicationHydrodynamic simulations of propagating warps and bending waves in accretion discs
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 309 (4), 929-940.  
11-11-1999
Relevant PublicationOn the Stability and Evolution of Isolated Bok Globules
Nelson RP and Langer WD
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 524 (2), 923-946.  
20-10-1999
Relevant PublicationTidally Induced Gap Formation in Protostellar Disks: Gap Clearing and Suppression of Protoplanetary Growth
Bryden G, Chen X, Lin DNC, Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 514 (1), 344-367.  
20-03-1999
Relevant PublicationPrecession of Collimated Outflows from Young Stellar Objects
Terquem C, Eislöffel J, Papaloizou JCB and Nelson RP
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 512 (2), l131-l134.  
14-01-1999
Relevant PublicationProtostellar Discs and Planet Formation
Papaloizou JCB, Terquem C and Nelson RP
In Planets Outside The Solar System: Theory and Observations, Springer Nature 65-86.  
01-01-1999

1998

Relevant PublicationCollapse and fragmentation of rotating, prolate clouds
Nelson RP
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 298 (3), 657-676.  
11-08-1998
Relevant PublicationOn the Tidal Interaction of a Solar-Type Star with an Orbiting Companion: Excitation of g-Mode Oscillation and Orbital Evolution
Terquem C, Papaloizou JCB, Nelson RP and Lin DNC
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 502 (2), 788-801.  
01-08-1998

1997

Relevant PublicationThe Dynamics of Low-Mass Molecular Clouds in External Radiation Fields
Nelson RP and Langer WD
The Astrophysical Journal, American Astronomical Society vol. 482 (2), 796-826.  
20-06-1997

1996

Relevant PublicationThe tidally induced warping, precession and truncation of accretion discs in binary systems: three-dimensional simulations
Larwood JD, Nelson RP, Papaloizou JCB and Terquem C
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 282 (2), 597-613.  
11-09-1996

1994

Relevant PublicationVariable smoothing lengths and energy conservation in smoothed particle hydrodynamics
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 270 (1), 1-20.  
01-09-1994

1993

Relevant PublicationThree-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations of collapsing prolate clouds
Nelson RP and Papaloizou JCB
Monthly Notices of The Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (Oup) vol. 265 (4), 905-920.  
15-12-1993

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics
solid heart iconAstronomy Research at Queen Mary 2023 - 2026
Chris Clarkson, Richard Nelson, Timothy Clifton, William Sutherland, Edward Gillen, Karim Malik, Thomas Haworth, Sijme-Jan Paardekooper, Theresa Baker, David Mulryne, Philip Bull, Juan A. Valiente Kroon, Charalampos Markakis, Mohammad Mahdi Godazgar, Katy Clough, Pau Figueras and Arick Shao
£1,625,769 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-04-2023 - 30-09-2026

solid heart iconAstronomy Research at Queen Mary 2020 - 2023
Karim Malik, Philip Bull, Chris Clarkson, Timothy Clifton, Richard Nelson, Sijme-Jan Paardekooper and Juan A. Valiente Kroon
£1,868,745 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-04-2020 - 31-03-2024
solid heart iconEmpirical evidence and theoretical investigations on circumbinary planets.
Richard Nelson
£195,629 Leverhulme Trust
01-10-2019 - 30-09-2023
solid heart iconAstromony Researc h at QM
Richard Nelson, Craig Agnor, Guillem Anglada Escude, Timothy Clifton, Karim Malik, Sijme-Jan Paardekooper and Chris Clarkson
£1,289,230 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-04-2017 - 31-03-2021
solid heart iconChemical Pathways to Life
Richard Nelson
£197,038 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
14-09-2016 - 01-09-2019
solid heart iconAstronomy Research at QM 2015-18
Richard Nelson
£1,237,644 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC)
01-04-2015 - 31-03-2019